纽约时报：范冰冰消失逾三月，到底发生了什么？

What Happened to FanBingbing, China’s Most Famous Actress?

BEIJING — Fan Bingbing is arguably the most famous actress in China, a prolific star who has made the leap to international fame with roles in the “Iron Man” and “X-Men” franchises . She appeared in Cannes in May to promote a coming spy blockbuster with Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz and Lupita Nyong’o.

• arguably 一般用于形容词比较级或最高级前，表示“可以说，可论证地” (used when giving your opinion to say that there are good reasons why something might be true)

• prolific [prəˈlɪfɪk] adj. a prolific artist, writer etc poduces many works of art, books etc 多产的，作品丰富的 这个词一般用于形容作家、演员、画家， a prolific star 是说范冰冰是一个多产的明星。

• make the leap to international fame leap 本义是跳跃， make the leap to international fame 可理解为“一跃成为国际明星”

• 类似表达“一举成名”的词组还有很多，例如：
  1. go viral overnight 一夜爆红 这是我在经济学人中学到的一个短语，原文是 Second, going “viral” overnight is a myth. Hits rely on a series of closely connected events: a celebrity picking up a tweet and sharing it with countless followers, for example. 一夜爆红是个神话。作品爆红靠的是一系列紧密联系的事件，比方说某位名人发现一条推文，然后转发跟无数粉丝分享。
  2. rise to fame 一举成名 ◇ Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. 门多撒在 14 岁时就参加了一场拳击赛，然后一举成名。 （《新概念英语3》）
  3. shoot to fame/stardom ◇ In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play. 1929 年，她因出演诺埃尔 · 科沃德的一部剧而在百老汇一炮走红。

• the “Iron Man” and “X-Men” franchises 《钢铁侠》和《 X 战警》系列

• franchise 本义是“获得特许经营权的企业（商店）”，比如大家熟悉的麦当劳，就是一个 franchise ，现在这个词也延伸到知识产权领域，指某个电影或书籍的系列产品，比如 the Harry Potter franchise 哈利波特系列。

She has more than 62 million followers on China’s equivalent of Twitter, Weibo, and appears in ads for products around the world — from vitamins in Australia to lipstick by Guerlain, the watches of Montblanc and the diamonds of De Beers.

• sb has … followers 某人有 … 关注者 注意微博粉丝的英文不是 fans ，而是 followers ，后者也是更加贴切的称呼，关注你的人仅仅是关注你的人 (followers) ，不一定是喜欢你的人 (fans) 。

• sb’s equivalent of sth equivalent 这个词指 “ 对应物，对等物 ” 。原文在谈到范冰冰的微博粉丝时，没有直接说 She has more than 62 million followers on Weibo ，而是说 She has more than 62 million followers on China’s equivalent of Twitter, Weibo ，这是因为作者考虑到《纽约时报》面对的读者大部分是以英语为母语的人，他们可能对新浪微博并没有什么概念，所以将其与 Twitter 联系起来，读者就能立刻明白了。我们在向外国人介绍中国相关的事物时，也可以联系外国相对应的事物来帮助他们理解，比如人人网 Renren, China’s equivalent of Facebook 。反过来，我们将原文翻译成中文时，面对的读者是中国人，就不用多此一举地说 “ 她在中国类似 Twitter 的平台微博上拥有逾 6200 万粉丝 ” ，而可以直接说 “ 她在微博上拥有逾 6200 万粉丝”

• 除了 sb’s equivalent of sth ， 还有哪些表达在我们向外国人介绍中国时可以派上用场呢？比如

• 1. sb's answer to sth answer 在这里不是指“答案”，而是“某地与 … 相似的东西，相当于 … 的东西”，含义和用法与 equivalent 类似，比如《经济学人》的一篇文章是这样介绍小米的： But Xiaomi, an innovative electronics firm once seen as China's answer to Apple , is losing steam. 然而，曾一度被视作中国版苹果的创新电子企业小米则渐渐失去动力。

• 2. a local version of sth/ the Chinese version of sth 中国版的 … 比如《经济学人》一篇介绍金星的文章中提到： Yet Ms Jin, who is 49, is the country’s most popular television judge. Shebegan with a local version of “So You Think You Can Dance” and hit the jackpot with “The Jin Xing Show”, a variety and chat programme with an audience of around 100m. She has appeared with her husband on the Chinese version of “The Amazing Race” , in which couples race each other around the world. [写作推荐]

Now she is missing.

Ms. Fan, who turns 37 on Sunday, has dropped out of public view for more than three months — the victim of a sudden and precipitous fall from grace.

• drop out of public view 消失在公众视野中

• precipitous [prɪˈsɪpɪtəs] 来自于名词 precipice ， precipice 指“悬崖，峭壁”， precipitous 即 “险峻的，陡峭的”，引申为“突然的，骤然的，急剧的”，类似于 abrupt 。

• fall from grace / favour If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular. 突然失利；过气；受冷落 ◇ He fell from grace for the first time when he was convicted of drink-driving. 他被判酒后驾车，第一次失去信任。
  
  

Her disappearance has been greeted with concern among fans and fear among her counterparts in the industry. It has fueled a flurry of rumors of personal rivalries and political intrigue , even at the pinnacles of power in Beijing, though few concrete facts.

• be greeted with concern among sb 引起了 … 的担忧

• be greeted with/by sth t o react t o sb / sth in a particular way （以某种方式）对 … 作出反应 ◇The changes were greeted with suspicion. 这些变革受到人们的怀疑。 ◇The team's win was greeted as a major triumph. 这个队获胜被看成是一个重大的胜利。

• fuel a flurry of rumors of sth 引起了关于 … 的传言

• fuel 作名词指“燃料”，作动词意味“刺激；加强”，相当于 make sth stronger ，常见的搭配是 fuel speculation / rumours / fears 引起猜测 / 谣传 / 恐惧 [熟词僻义]

• a flurry of sth 一阵 … ( A flurry of something such as activity or excitement is a short intense period of it.) 一般跟某种心情或某个活动，比如 ◇The day started with a flurry of activity . 这一天以一阵忙碌开始。 ◇Her arrival caused a flurry of excitement. 她的到来引起了一阵哄动。

• political intrigue 政治阴谋 注意intrigue作名词时重音在前，读 [ˈɪntriːg]

• pinnacle 既可以指实际意义上的“山峰，尖顶”，也可以指抽象意义上的“巅峰，鼎盛时期”，比如 ◇She is at the pinnacle of her profession. 她处于自己事业的顶峰。 at the pinnacles of power 即权力的巅峰，政府的高层。

• concrete facts 具体事实 另一个常见的词组是 concrete evidence 具体证据；确凿证据 concrete 作名词指“混凝土”，也许中文所说的“实锤”就可以译为“ concrete evidence ”。